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Your Admission Journey to Deerfield

We’re so excited to welcome you to our Deerfield community! Before the summer begins, we’d love to learn a little about your admission journey and what guided you to ultimately choose DA. This will help us improve the experience for future students like you. This survey should only take about 3–5 minutes. We appreciate your feedback!

How did you first hear about Deerfield?

Deerfield alumni or current DA students

Deerfield teacher, arts program leader, coach or admission officer

Deerfield website

Email from Deerfield Admission

Middle/high school counselor, teacher, advisor or coach

News article

Online search/Google

Parents, family or friends

Printed mail from Deerfield (viewbook)

School ranking website (ex: niche.com)

Ten Schools Admission Organization (TSAO) event

Other

Please specify.

Did you visit Deerfield's website during your search, application and decision-making process?

Yes, multiple times

Yes, once or twice

No, but my parents used the website

No, I did not visit the website

What kind of information were you looking for on the Deerfield website? (check all that apply)

Academic course offerings

Admission requirements and deadlines

Tuition and financial aid

Campus life (housing, dining, campus setting)

Co-curricular activities, athletics, arts, and extracurricular activities

Virtual tour or campus photos and videos

Visit information to schedule a tour and interview

Do you follow any of the following Deerfield social media accounts? (check all that apply)

Facebook

Instagram

YouTube

None

I don't use social media.

What types of schools did you consider and/or apply to? (check all that apply)

Boarding School

Private Day School

College/University

Public School (including exam schools)

Charter School

Online School

Home School

What other boarding schools were you admitted to?

What was your impression of your Deerfield admit packet? (DA board game, pins, banner, notebook, pen)

I loved it — it made me feel excited and welcomed

It was nice and helped me feel more connected to the school

It was okay — not particularly memorable

I was disappointed — I expected more

I don’t remember it

Was there something that you received from another school that stood out or something you wish had been included in your Deerfield admit package that wasn’t?

Did you visit or attend admitted student events at other schools? (check all that apply)

Yes, in-person visits and events

Yes, virtual visits and events

No, I only visited prior to being admitted

No, I did not visit other schools

What stood out to you during your visits or interactions at OTHER schools?

(Ex: campus feel, community, academic or extracurricular offerings, etc.)

Which Deerfield events did you or your family members attend? (check all that apply)

Spring Visit Day

Families of Color Social

Post-Graduate Panel - morning of Spring Visit Day

Virtual Student Event

Virtual Parent Event

N/A - I only visited Deerfield before being admitted

N/A - I have not yet had the opportunity to visit Deerfield

How can we improve these events in the future?

What were the top 2–3 reasons you chose to enroll at Deerfield?

Communication with admission staff

Communication with coaches/arts program directors

Communication with current students

Communication with faculty

Fit/community

Course offerings

Co-curricular or extracurricular offerings

Institutional reputation

Location

Scholarships/financial aid

Student body size

Other

Please list any other reasons:

What other details about your search and decision process would you like to share with us?

No detail is too big or too small! Please consider: your admit package, email communication from Deerfield, Spring Visit Day experience, virtual events, etc.

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